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I considered the Vanquish. However, the Simplex includes wireless headphones which I love. It's also waterproof.
Is there any real practical advantage of the Vanquish over the Simplex?
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I agree. In Florida, I could detect a US Nickel in wet sand with the Troy X5 at about 8". A quarter at 11"-12" That's about as far down as I wanted to dig.
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
No. "This could happen to anyone". Only if you're out there, 100-150 yards from shore, in 40F water, hunting for trinkets.
Stay safe everyone. Your family needs you more than the sea needs you.
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom:
There are secrets to micro hunting in the dry sand which I won't divulge right now. Suffice to say, that in my water hunting years, I found over 50 diamond rings including a 2.4ct whopper men's ring in the water using nothing else but a White's Surfmaster TR machine. I probably found 2 dozen gold chains using my proprietary methods. This was all back in the early 80s.
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Many of the thinner gold rings are the ones that have bigger diamonds. No matter. I'll be going to Florida in 2021 and maybe detect for 2 days dry.wet sand. I had previously used the Explorer in Florida and, besides the horrendous weight, was a good beach hunter.
An interesting tidbit is that my Troy X5 was able to hit a Nickel at a solid 8" in the wet Florida sand. However, my best
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
With the possible exception of Florida, coins to not :"sink" by themselves.
Years and years ago I performed an experiment for my own education on this subject. I filled a container with moist soil and placed a penny on the surface. I would occasionally water it so the soil went through many cycles of wet/dry.
I can categorically state that after 5-7 years, the coin did not "s
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
A few days ago I hunted a property that I've hunted with other good detectors a few times. They have been: Euro Tech, AT Pro, Nokta, MX Sport.
The Euro Tech found the only coin I've found there, a 1944 penny.The AT Pro found 8 or 9 CW .69 bullets at around 4". The Nokta with the hockey puck found nothing. The MX Sport found an additional 5 .69 bullets and a .58 Mostly deeper.
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
OK, which one would be top dog and why?
I'll have some funds in a few month to buy another detector besides the Equinox I already have.
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